 Radial velocity changes over time of 18 Delphini caused by the orbit of 18 Delphini b. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sato et al.[1] |
| Discovery site | Okayama Planet Search Program  Japan |
| Discovery date | 19 February 2008 |
| radial velocity | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 2.6 AU (390,000,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.08 ± 0.01 |
| 993.3 ± 3.2 d 2.719 y | |
| 2451672 ± 18 | |
| 166.1 ± 6.5 | |
| Star | 18 Delphini |
18 Delphini b (abbreviated 18 Del b), formally named Arion /əˈraɪən/,[2] is an extrasolar planet approximately 249 light-years away in the constellation of Delphinus.
The 993-day period planet orbits the yellow giant star 18 Delphini. A very massive and dense planet with a minimum mass of 10.3 MJ, it was discovered on February 19, 2008, by Bun'ei Sato.[1]
In July 2014, the International Astronomical Union launched NameExoWorlds, a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars.[3] The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names.[4] In December 2015, the IAU announced the name Arion for this planet.[5] The winning name was submitted by the Tokushima Prefectural Jonan High School Science Club of Japan. Arion was a genius of poetry and music in ancient Greece. According to legend, his life was saved at sea by dolphins after attracting their attention by the playing of his kithara[6] ('Delphinus' is Latin for 'dolphin').
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ NameExoWorlds: An IAU Worldwide Contest to Name Exoplanets and their Host Stars. IAU.org. 9 July 2014
- ^ "NameExoWorlds The Process". Archived from the original on 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released, International Astronomical Union, 15 December 2015.
- ^ "NameExoWorlds The Approved Names". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2015-12-17.